The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours, and Their Applications to the Arts: Including Painting, Interior Decoration, Tapestries, Carpets, Mosaics, Coloured Glazing, Paper-staining, Calico-printing, Letterpress Printing, Map-colouring, Dress, Landscape and Flower Gardening, EtcHenry G. Bohn, 1860 - 465 pages |
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... proportion as they are developed , those who read them will be enabled to see how much time and labour they have cost me , and I may venture to add , difficulty also , because undertaking them at a period when my work on Les Corps Gras ...
... proportion as they are developed , those who read them will be enabled to see how much time and labour they have cost me , and I may venture to add , difficulty also , because undertaking them at a period when my work on Les Corps Gras ...
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... . 267 • 269 .. ib . 270 ib . 271 Article S. - Of uniforms composed of two tones of the same scale . ib . Article 9. - Of a uniform of one colour ib . § 2. On the influence of superficial proportions according to CONTENTS . xix.
... . 267 • 269 .. ib . 270 ib . 271 Article S. - Of uniforms composed of two tones of the same scale . ib . Article 9. - Of a uniform of one colour ib . § 2. On the influence of superficial proportions according to CONTENTS . xix.
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... proportions according to which cloths of different colours are associated in many - coloured uni- forms • · § 3. Of the advantages of contrast considered with regard to the apparent freshness of cloths for clothing CHAPTER II . - On ...
... proportions according to which cloths of different colours are associated in many - coloured uni- forms • · § 3. Of the advantages of contrast considered with regard to the apparent freshness of cloths for clothing CHAPTER II . - On ...
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... proportions , pro- ducing a variety of tones from white to black . Normal Grey , to which a primary or a se- condary is added . Tertiary Colours . . . Coloured Greys . Russet is red - grey . Olive Tones . • Hue . Scale Tints Shades is ...
... proportions , pro- ducing a variety of tones from white to black . Normal Grey , to which a primary or a se- condary is added . Tertiary Colours . . . Coloured Greys . Russet is red - grey . Olive Tones . • Hue . Scale Tints Shades is ...
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... proportions of the simple colours of which they are formed : thus , by increasing the quantity of blue in the mixture of blue and red , we produce purple , indigo , & c . The same effect takes place with Greens . The primary colours are ...
... proportions of the simple colours of which they are formed : thus , by increasing the quantity of blue in the mixture of blue and red , we produce purple , indigo , & c . The same effect takes place with Greens . The primary colours are ...
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aerial perspective agreeable artist association assortment White band BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY binary assortments Black Blue and Violet border brilliant CHAPTER chiar'oscuro coloured light coloured materials coloured objects coloured rays complementary colour complexion contrast of colours contrast of tone different colours drapery employed example favourable flat tints flowers furniture glass GOBELINS TAPESTRY Green Green threads Greenish-Yellow hangings harmony of analogy harmony of contrast height of tone hues imitation incline Indigo inferior intensity Jasminum fruticans Laburnum latter law of contrast LAW OF SIMULTANEOUS less less Brown light tones Lilac luminous colours manner mixture neutralise normal tone observations Orange Orange colour Orange-Yellow painter painting paper patterns perceive picture Pink placed plants portion preceding present principle Prunus mahaleb pure colour rays falling reflected remark render represent result retina rose SAVONNERIE CARPETS scale simple colours simultaneous contrast sombre colours spectator stripes stuff surface tion trast Violet wainscoting White ground white light